HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-01-08 - AGENDA REPORTS - BEVERAGE RECYCLING CONTAINERS (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Apprtal:
Item to be presented by: Jill FosselmJ/.
DATE: January 8, 2002
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING GRANT
FOR PROMOTING INCREASED RECYCLING OF BEVERAGE
CONTAINERS
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Building Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt a Resolution for the California Department of Conservation Beverage
Container Recycling Grant in the amount of $60,000 for promotion of reduction of litter and
recycling beverage containers.
BACKGROUND
The City seeks to apply for a grant to promote increased recycling of beverage containers
and reduce litter. In an effort to revitalize recycling, the City will provide beverage
recycling containers at high -usage bus stops and the same time increase public awareness
through bus stop advertisement.
The purpose of the grant request is to provide urgently needed recycling opportunities to
high -usage public transportation stops to the public. The requested grant funds will be
used to provide convenient and efficient trash and recycling containers for public
transportation stops that are highly susceptible to litter. The grant would enable the City
to purchase 60 sets of automated trash and recycling containers (designed to be collected
using the hauler's existing trash truck infrastructure), which would be placed at the City's
bus shelters. In addition to providing convenient trash and recycling services to residents,
the program will also address the public's concern over unsightful littering at various bus
stop locations within the City and will facilitate increasing the City's diversion.
Additional grant funds will also be used for the production of advertisement posters to
promote recycling campaigns which will be placed at bus shelter locations as public
outreach and education and continue advertising new efforts. If awarded, funding would be
available April 2002.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the Council.
Adopted: 02-A Agenda Item:
FISCAL IMPACT
The grant application requests an amount of $60,000, and does not require matching funds.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution
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